Fethiye Times Week Ended 19 March 2016

In the week while we saw a budget that taxed sugary drinks in the uk and magician Paul Daniels died, life in FETHIYE continued.

Man Found Alive After 8 Days Missing

As we reported last week, a missing person from Hisaronu triggered a search and rescue hunt a week last Friday.

Personnel from AKUT, the Jandarma, fire service, tracker dog and neighbours took to the countryside to try and find the missing 71 year old Şafak Yılmaz who had been missing for two days.

By Saturday the local press reported that the search teams had investigated a cave in which they thought someone may have fallen into but found the site was clear.

But they kept in searching.

Last week after 8 days in the open the 71 year old was found unconscious but alive.

Rescuers took the man by stretcher over 2 km to a waiting ambulance.

The press reported that family and friends believe it is a miracle that the man survived for so long without food and shelter given the wet and windy weather that had swept over the area.

Sludge Budge

The state hydraulic works (DSI) began dredging the waterways that feed into the harbour last week.

The work also extended into the main channel that flows into the harbour by the fish and chip boats.

The works are expected to last around a week.

The local press reported that the work is being carried out before the tourism season starts.

Miner Died

Meanwhile a less fortunate 47 year old man died when the private mine he was working at near the village of Karacaören suffered an explosion.

The body of the man has been sent to Mugla for autopsy.

The press suggested that the explosion was caused by a blasting error.

Charity Summit for Local Man

Sam Tucker who lives in FETHIYE (remember him from the cycle trip to Cape Town a couple of years ago) summited Kilimanjaro last week.

The walk to the top of the 6,000 metre mountain was all in aid of local Dalyan animal shelter HAYDOS.

Well done Sam for climbing Africa’s highest mountain!

FETHIYE Tourism Ambassadors

The tourism industry was back in the news last week when the deputy mayor of FETHIYE spoke with the press about the recent promotion work carried out at the Berlin Tourism Festival.

He said that the event really helped to put The FETHIYE area on the map and said that the mayor of FETHIYE had been interviewed on national TV and had used that opportunity to promote FETHIYE as a great destination.

He also said that other work to promote the area would help to bolster the industry that has been hit by a downturn in bookings due to regional and domestic issues.

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